Dose Reduction in Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring Using Mono-Energetic Images from Reduced Tube Voltage Dual-Source Photon-Counting CT Data: A Dynamic Phantom Study

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作者
van der Werf, Niels R. [1 ]
van Gent, Margo [2 ]
Booij, Ronald [1 ]
Bos, Daniel [1 ]
van der Lugt, Aad [1 ]
Budde, Ricardo P. J. [1 ]
Greuter, Marcel J. W. [2 ,3 ]
van Straten, Marcel [1 ]
机构
[1] Erasmus MC, Dept Radiol & Nucl Med, NL-3015 GD Rotterdam, Netherlands
[2] Univ Groningen, Univ Med Ctr Groningen, Dept Radiol, NL-9713 GZ Groningen, Netherlands
[3] Univ Twente, Dept Robot & Mechatron, NL-7522 NB Enschede, Netherlands
关键词
X-ray computed tomography; calcium; coronary vessels; imaging phantoms; photon counting detector; radiation dose; image quality; MULTISLICE COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY; HEART-RATE; IN-VITRO; QUANTIFICATION; AGATSTON; DISEASE; SCORES; REPRODUCIBILITY; CALCIFICATION; PERFORMANCE;
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10.3390/diagnostics11122192
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In order to assess coronary artery calcium (CAC) quantification reproducibility for photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) at reduced tube potential, an anthropomorphic thorax phantom with low-, medium-, and high-density CAC inserts was scanned with PCCT (NAEOTOM Alpha, Siemens Healthineers) at two heart rates: 0 and 60-75 beats per minute (bpm). Five imaging protocols were used: 120 kVp standard dose (IQ level 16, reference), 90 kVp at standard (IQ level 16), 75% and 45% dose and tin-filtered 100 kVp at standard dose (IQ level 16). Each scan was repeated five times. Images were reconstructed using monoE reconstruction at 70 keV. For each heart rate, CAC values, quantified as Agatston scores, were compared with the reference, whereby deviations >10% were deemed clinically relevant. Reference protocol radiation dose (as volumetric CT dose index) was 4.06 mGy. Radiation dose was reduced by 27%, 44%, 67%, and 46% for the 90 kVp standard dose, 90 kVp 75% dose, 90 kVp 45% dose, and Sn100 standard dose protocol, respectively. For the low-density CAC, all reduced tube current protocols resulted in clinically relevant differences with the reference. For the medium- and high-density CAC, the implemented 90 kVp protocols and heart rates revealed no clinically relevant differences in Agatston score based on 95% confidence intervals. In conclusion, PCCT allows for reproducible Agatston scores at a reduced tube voltage of 90 kVp with radiation dose reductions up to 67% for medium- and high-density CAC.
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